🇺🇸 Waterbury Oxford Airport

The Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC, OXC) is a public general aviation airport located three miles north of Oxford, Connecticut, in New Haven County,. It is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

• Runway Information: The airport has one asphalt-paved runway, 18/36, measuring 5,801 x 100 feet (1,768 x 30 meters),.
• Known Uses: The airport supports private aviation, including aircraft ranging from small single-engine planes to corporate jets. Services available include fueling, major airframe and engine repair, avionics, charter services, pilot instruction, and aircraft rental and sales,. It has approximately 140 tiedown positions and 64 T-hangar bays.
• Historical Significance: Construction of the airport began in May 1968, and it officially opened on December 15, 1969, with an initial 5,000-foot runway,. A shorter crosswind runway (13-31) was built in the early 1970s but was later abandoned in the early 1990s for further airport development. In 2008, a $61 million upgrade included runway extensions, widened and new taxiways, new hangars, and a noise abatement program.

*Sources researched: ctairports.org, skyvector.com, airports-worldwide.com, metar-taf.com, airportmap.de*